Butter Meltaways With Lemon Frosting

Super Important: Only use butter in this recipe....no margarine! That is what makes this recipe work. For the lemon dessert lovers out there. Like a lemon shortbread cookie. Prep and cook time does not include the 6 hours of chilling time! Cook time depends on the size of your oven and cookie sheets. Each cookie sheet cooks for 12 minutes.

• Ready In: 32 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• Cookie

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup cornstarch

• Lemon Frosting

• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 1⁄2-2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon lemon rind, grated

Directions

1. Cookies:
2. Beat 1 cup butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating well.
3. Combine the flour and cornstarch; gradually add to the butter mixture, beating well. Shape the dough into 2 six-inch logs, and wrap in wax paper dusted with powdered sugar. Chill at least 6 hours.
4. Unwrap the dough; cut each log into 18 slices, and place the slices 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Remove cookies to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Spread cool cookies with the lemon frosting.
5. Lemon Frosting:
6. Beat the butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until blended. Add the lemon juice, beating until spreading consistency; stir in the lemon rind.